I love this zone too, i was soloing in here with my mage with the occasional guild group. Now i 2-box with my 66 mage and baby 48(and rising) cleric. have gotten quite a few drops for cleric and am working on more. good xp, and now i know the zone inside and out :P
PoM is now my favorite zone in the whole game. I thank the old-timers who ranted when the re-vamp happened. All of the negative comments really kept this zone clear for those of us willing to explore it on our own. I go here know with a cleric friend and duo in many areas... it's just amazingly cool.
One tip for those who don't pay close enough attention to notice: this zone gives about double experience for named mobs. That is, a mob that cons white to you, but is not named will give good exp but one that is white to you, but named will give twice that! I've seen this many times as I leveled here from 60 to 65, and the massive jump in AA or regular XP is very noticable.
I concur! My 56 paladin got about 6% exp from killing the Grand Gardener, and about 4 hours of hunting in zone yielded roughly 50% experience towards level 57.
There's a lot of great loot in this zone as well as the exp, and I'm glad that people seem to stay away from it for the most part. More loot for us!
Yeah, I'm really glad that they made everything nodrop. It really cuts down on the number of people who bother coming here, and that in turn makes it a relaxing, fun zone for a decent exp group.
I have to agree with you Nixoh. This is my all time favorite zone. My paladin has the shoulders, a ring, and the bauble. My enchanter is wearing the circlet from the theatre along with the mask. Also a ring, shield, and last but not least The Robe!! It's a sweet zone to run thru for exp and gotta love the exp bonus from the nameds. I also get to meet like minded folks...for those that return have the spirit of the game that I enjoy. =)
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